A Place Where Your History And Future Converge! |
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SUNDAY WORSHIP
8:00 AM Pre-Recorded Broadcast
11:00 AM
(Suspended due to pandemic)
SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:00 AM
Meeting ID: 820 095 7809 Passcode: 550964
Meeting ID: 812 6358 2291#
Passcode: 294918
1:00 PM (Dec. 6th & 20th)
Meeting ID: 895 1426 8713#
Passcode: 944774
WEDNESDAYS
Prayer Meeting
6:00 PM
Bible Study
7:00 PM
Meeting ID: 875 1168 8125 Passcode: 346452
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~Next Newsletter~
December 20, 2020
***Important Calendar Updates***
There will be no Prayer Meeting or Bible Study, Wednesday, Dec. 23rd and Wednesday Dec. 30th. Both of these weekly meetings will resume January 6th, 2021.
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Check out members Ian Sims and Poncho Williams in photos with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, featured alongside other photos in the LA Sentinel.
Nov. 26th Special Edition
Click below!
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Mark your calendars!
***Church Meeting*** will be held Sunday, December 20th at 12:00 PM. You will find the Zoom link and information for that meeting in the next newsletter!
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December 6, 2020
December is the last month of the year with its special brand of unique. Advent is the first season of the Christian Calendar Year. Be sure to go to the website for all of the inspirational messages, past newsletters, advent calendar of scriptures and announcements.
A zoom church meeting is being scheduled for Sunday December 20, 2020 at noon. There will be reflections from the pastor, diaconate and trustee ministries, budget and finance commission and announcements. I am also asking that each of the auxiliaries do a report for the 2020 Annual Report for us to have on file what you were doing to be engaged with each other during the pandemic and how you fulfilled the purpose of your organization during this time of social distancing.
This is the second Sunday of Advent: We light these candles as a sign of our faith that the God we worship is not far from us and that we can clear the way for that God to come and dwell with us. We light these candles in faith that company is coming. O Come, O Come Emmanuel.
Advent hope moves us; Advent love leads us; Advent joy stirs us; Advent peace stills us, that we might affirm our King Jesus.
We believe that Jesus is the Son of God. He was born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem of Judea. He was the long-awaited Messiah whose coming was prophesied. The same Jesus lives today in our hearts. He deserves our highest loyalty and total commitment. In Jesus Christ our hope is fulfilled; our love is consummated; our joy is complete; and our peace is sealed.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
-Pastor
Dr. William S. Epps, Senior Pastor
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"Service is the price you pay for the space you occupy" |
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Member Steve Bagby, Sr. has released the December Political Grab Bag. Click here to read this month's article!
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2020 Season of Advent
Scripture Readings
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Second Sunday of Advent
December 6 Luke 1:11-17
December 7 Luke 1:18-25
December 8 Luke 1:26-38
December 9 Matthew 1:18-21
December 10 Matthew 1:22-26
December 11 Luke 1:39-45
December 12 Luke 1:46-56
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Send a check to:
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
2419 Griffith Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90011
Give through our digital platform, GIVELIFY.
Call the Church Office
Monday - Friday
213.748.0318
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In spite of all that has taken place this year, we still have an opportunity to support our Angel Tree outreach program, started by Sis. Sallie Dewberry more than 25 years ago! Please contact Sherryll McDonald at (562) 514-8162 or sherryll_mcdonald@yahoo.com to donate or to be assigned an Angel. Angels can be assigned thru December 11th. Sherryll will be collecting gifts at the church beginning Dec. 14th thru Dec. 18th. Please contact Sherryll for more information!
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Modeling in Retirement!
Usher Carol Dedeaux
Modeling is something she wanted to do in her youthful, early days. Now, she is actively engaged in print, electronic and commercials during this pandemic in retirement!
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Dear Second Baptist Church Family:
With great excitement, we welcomed our son, Alain Jesse Johnson into the world on October 12th. He was 7 pounds, 13 ounces and 21 inches! He is named after his ancestors, two great men, Ashley’s great-uncle Allen and Alex’s father Jesse. We are blessed beyond measure! To God be the glory for the great things he has done.
With love,
Alex and Ashley Johnson
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Congratulations to former member and child of Second, Alicia (Arrington) Thomas, who was featured in the Runner's World Magazine!
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Cicley Johnson has started a new business!
"Culture Chest is birthed out of the love of the African Diaspora that my parents experienced, held, and transferred to me through education and artifacts that were in their chests of drawers, and those of my ancestors. This love inspired me to begin to travel the African Diaspora, and I was able to experience the same feelings of love, home, and family that they experienced. This brand was crafted and created to educate, represent, and inspire. I am passionate about wearing intentional apparel that educates, represents and inspires. Many of the pieces in Culture Chest serve as conversation starters, and propel thought provoking conversations about the origins of so many aspects of everyday culture that are rooted in the African Diaspora. My hope is that you feel proud, royal, and emboldened when wearing these pieces. Educate. Represent. Inspire."
Click on the link for more information!
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COVID-19: **Important information regarding contract tracing (follow-up to the October 19th ZOOM meeting with Dr. Davis)** |
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Here are a few key points related to contact tracing and clinical trials:
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Please answer the phone if you get a call from “LA Public Health” or 1-833-641-0305 and help our contact tracers answer a few questions.
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For those who have been confirmed as having COVID-19, received a call from the Department of Public Health, and need to return the call, please dial 1-833-540-0473.
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The US National Library of Medicine has a database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies, including those related to COVID-19, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/home.
Click on this link for more resources regarding the Coronavirus.
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Let's stay connected! Do you have good news to share with the congregation? We want to hear it! Read more about the protocols for sending in information HERE.
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2412 Griffith Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Phone: (213) 748-0318
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